Western cyclone., 1887-02-17
SHERIFFS
Proclamation.
ANDNOTICE OF A SPECIAL
ELECTION.
State OF Kansas, |
County 81 Graham. (

| tne podru OF comfy commissioners Of the county
| Of Graham, in the state of Kansas, duly made and
caused to be entered of record uDop the ionrnal Of
said board, the following order to-wit:
On this 9th. day Of February A. D. 1887 the
beard Of comfy commissioners Of the county Of
Graham, in the state of Kansas duly convened and
met IN special session, pursuant to request made
IN WIRING py Two members of said board, toWit;
| Damel Hickman and George Lawson, to the chair
man OF said board, and upon which said written
request said chairman Of eaid board called and or
oered special session and meeting OF said beard
| OF county commissioners to be convened and held
at the usual place Of meeting Of said board at the
court house in the city of Millbrook, the county
seat OF SAID county OF Graham, state Of Kansas,
| which order OF said chairman for such special
elsn OF said beard, was duly and personally served
upon ead Two members Of said SoaTJ and due notice
Thereon given as required by law, which said writ
ten request for said special session and the order
thereof OF the chairman Of said board, and the &C
! ceptance OF service thereof by said members OF
said beard are in the words and figures as follows,
| to-Wit
State Of Kansas
| County Of Graham, %
To the honorable j. j. Dalbey, chairman Of the
BOARD OF county commissioners Of Graham comfy
| IN the state OF Kansas.
We, the undersigned members Of the bosrd Of
county commissioners Of the county OF Graham, in
theetate or Kansas, respectfully request you to call
Especial session of the board county commission
ers OF eald county ofGraham, for the, purpose OF
taxing such action on the part OF such board the
requirements or the law and the provisions of the
| statute In such case made and provided, and the
interests Of said county and of the pu bic and the
localities to be affected, may demand upon the pc
tlton OF certain resident tax payers OF the town
hip of NicOdemus in said county OF Graham,
praying and petitioning said board OF county com
mEsloners, to call a special election in said town
ship and for the purpose Of submitting and to sub
NIT to the qualified electors Of said township, for
their acceptance or rejection, at special election
to be called for that purpose, proposition for and
| IN behalf OF said township to subscribe for One
Hundred and Sixty shares Of one hundred Dol
lars each Of the capital stock of the Kansas West
ern railway company, and in payment thereof is
sue TO said railway company, sixteen of the
bonds o. said township OF the denomination Of one
thousand dollars each, much thereof mot ex-
ceeding said nunber) as shall amount to not ex-
ceedlng fo1r thousand dollars per mile OF the rail
road, track and sidetracks constructed in said
county by said railway company.
And we request and recommend that such spe-
cial session Of said board Of county commissioners
be held at the usual place of meeting of said board
In the city OF hillbrook in said county Of Graham
In the state of Kansas ut the court house on the
otn gay OF February A. D. 1887 at ten O'Clock, =.
III. OF SAID day. Very respectfully,
Daniel Hickman
Members Of the board Of county commissioners Of
the county OF Graham, in the state Of Kansas
State OF Kansas,
County of Graham -
To Daniel Hickman and George lawson, mem
ber5 OF the board Of county commissioners of the
each Of you:
DEAR SrRs AT the request'of yourselves as two
members OF the board Of county commissioners Of
said county Of Graham, in the state of Kansas
bsrcuutO annexed:
You and each of you are hereby notified that said
request for a special session of said hoard
is hereby granted ard you are requested
and notified to be and appear at the usual place of
meeting OF said board at the court house. in the
city OF Millbrook, in the said copnty of Graham
and state of Kansas, on the 5th. day Of February
a. ID. 1887, at 10 o'clock a. M Of said day. for the
purpose OF taking such action on the part OF said
board as the requirements Of the law and the provis
iona OF the stat ute in such case made and provi-
dcd, and the interests OF said county, and Of the
public, and Of the localities to be affected may de-
~ NF pIrfa
ers OF the township Of NiCOdemus in said counrv
OF Graham, praying and pettioning said board Of
county commissioners to call special election in
aaid township, and Tor the purpose Of submitting
aud to submit to the qualified electors OF said town
enlp FOR their acceptance rejection, at q special
election to be called for that purpose q nrOn0sition
for and in behalf Of said township to subscribe for
One Hundred and Sixty shares of one hundred
Dollars each OF the capital stock Of the Kansas
western Railway Company, and in payment there
of issue to the said railway company, Sixteen OF
the bonds OF said township OF the denomination of
one thousand dollars each much thereof mot
exceedlng sald number) as shall amount to not
ceedi2g four thousand dollars per mile Of railroad
track and side tracks constructed in said county
D. said railway company.
Chairman Of the board of county commissioners OF
the county Of Graham in the state of Kansas.
We, the undersigned members Of the board Of
county commissioners Of the county Of Graham, in
the state OF Kansas. do hereby acknowledge due
and personal service upon and each Of us of the
above and foregoing notice, advising and notifying
mlssioners OF the county Of Graham, in the state Of
Kansas, at the time and place therein stated and
for the purpose therein set forth
Daniel Hickman.
George Lawson
Members Of the board Of county commissioners
OF the county ofGraham, state OF Kansas.
And the said board of county commissioners du-
y Convenns as aforesaid, agreeable to said request
and said order Of the chairman thereof, and pursu-
ant to the statute in such case made and provided
There were present, j. j. Dalbey Chairman of
said board, Daniel Hickman and George Lawson
members Of said board, and being all the members
thereof, and being and constituting the said board
OF county commissioners of said county:
Also there present B, VanSlyck county clerk
OF said county and clerk Of said board, and T. c.
init county attorney of said county and thereafter
there came on for hearing and consideration the
petition OF certain resident tax payers of the town
ship OF Nicodemus in said county Of Graham
IN said state OF Kansas. praying and pettionng the
board OF county commissioners to call q special
election in said township for the purpose Of sub
hitting and to submit to the qualified electors Of
said township for their acceptance rejection alta
special election TO be called for that purp ose a
proposition for and in behalf OF said township to
subscribe for one hundred and sixty shares OF
one hundr Ell dollars each of the capital stock Of the
Kansas Western Railway Company, and in paw
ment thereof issue to the said railway company
sixteen Of the bonds az said township Of the de-
nomination OF one thousand dollars each or so
much thereof mot exceeding said numbcr) as shall
amount to not exceeding four thousand dollars per
mile OF the railroad track and sdetracks COnstruc-
ted IN said county by said railway company and in
accordance with the terms of said DctifiOp and
PROOF helng made before said beard and said board
having found and decided that sSid petition was
signed by more than twoffths OF the resident tax
payers Of said township, and upon said petition
being presented and fled and upon the proof so
presented and said board further finding that said
proposed subscription of stock and Issue Of bonds
are within and notn excess Of the limitations pre-
scribed by law, it is further ordered that said peti-
ton be and the same Is hereby granted and ii is
further ordered by said board that said petition be
spread upon the journal of said board and entered
| Of record therein which said petition, emitting
| signatures, IS in the following words and figures
/ to-wit:
PETITION
| To the honorable board Of county commissioners
OF the county Of Graham in the state of Kansas:
We the undersigned, yonr petitioners, each be-
| ing resident taxpayer of the township of Nico-
/ deInus IN Graham county, in the state Of Kansas
| respectfully petition your honorable body to sub-